Domaine de Lionne Château Les Girotins SauternesChâteau Montalie Sauternes
Sweet wine
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Taste structure of the Château Montalie Sauternes from the Domaine de Lionne Château Les Girotins Sauternes
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château Montalie Sauternes of Domaine de Lionne Château Les Girotins Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Château Montalie Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Montalie Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Château Montalie Sauternes
The Château Montalie Sauternes of Domaine de Lionne Château Les Girotins Sauternes matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or croque monsieur with 4 cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de Lionne Château Les Girotins Sauternes's Château Montalie Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Courbu blanc
Native variety of the Pyrenean vineyard that does not correspond to the white form of the courbu noir. It should not be confused with the petit courbu, published genetic analysis has shown that it is related to one or more varieties including the lercat and for more details click here! Courbu blanc is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Domaine de Lionne Château Les Girotins Sauternes
The Domaine de Lionne Château Les Girotins Sauternes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sauternes
Sauternes, 65 km South of Bordeaux, is a Village renowned for its high quality Sweet wines. Although some wineries produce Dry wines, they sell them under other appellations than Sauternes, which is specific to sweet wines. The village is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, the best of which produce some of the most prestigious, long-lasting and expensive dessert wines in the world. A half bottle of premium, aged Sauternes from a good Vintage can sell for over $1,000.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Hautain (en)
Pruning of the vine in height.
